POLITICS

The Election monitors People’s Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL), Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CaFFE) and Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) yesterday said that they had received a significant number of complaints. PAFFREL Executive Director, Rohana Hettiarachchi said his outfit had received 961 complaints and …

The Elections Commission says that legal action will be taken against state officials failing to report for election duties as scheduled and regarding state institutions which fail to provide officials. Issuing a statement today, the commission said that it has received information that certain state officials and employees, who are …

Police media spokesman Superintendent of Police Ruwan Gunasekara says 65,000 police officers will be deployed to provide security for the local government election to be held on Saturday (10th). Police media spokesman briefed the media today on the proceedings and plans by the police for the upcoming local government elections …

President Maithripala Sirisena has revoked the suspension of Brigadier Priyanka Fernando from duties as the Minister Counsellor (Defence) attached to the Sri Lanka High Commission in London, Army Commander Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake said. President Maithripala Sirisena has revoked the suspension of Brigadier Priyanka Fernando from duties as the Minister …

The West Indies will host their first ever day-night Test when Sri Lanka tour the Caribbean in June, cricket officials said Tuesday. The final Test of the three-match series will be a day-night encounter at the Kensington Oval in Barbados starting June 23, said Sri Lanka Cricket. Sri …

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday asked the political parties represented in Parliament whether they would support amending the Section 81 of the Constitution to deprive a person found guilty of serious crimes of his civic rights. Commencing the adjournment debate on the bond commission report and the presidential commission …

Sri Lanka is taking measures to extradite former Ambassador to Russia, Udayanga Weeratunga, who was arrested in Dubai in UAE on an international warrant. Law and Order and Southern Development Minister Sagala Ratnayake said a team of eight officers of law will visit Dubai tomorrow to bring Udayanga Weeratunga back …

A.L.M. Nazeer was sworn in as an UNP Member of Parliament this morning, filling the National List vacancy created following the recent resignation of M.H.M. Salman. Salman tendered his resignation as UNP National List MP on January 18, in order to make way for another SLMC member representing another disitrct. …